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etc. from it. It belongs Disney.
Jen walked slowly up the dark aisle. Up ahead was Jack, standing with a priest, and with Will and Elizabeth by his side. Little Charlie was nearby, holding a cushion. Elizabeth had leant Jen a dress again. She had smiled before leaving to go and join Will at the alter, saying 'Don't bother returning this one.' The priest cleared his throat as Jen linked arms with Jack and smiled.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today," The priest began. Jack tapped the priest.
"Sorry, mate. But there's no one here but the six of us. Just skip to the 'I do' part, savvy?" The priest looked surprised, but then pushed his spectacles higher on his nose and coughed.
"Do you, Jennifer Lanyen, take Jack Sparrow, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" The priest asked staring at Jen with a look of sympathy. He clearly wouldn't blame Jen for saying no. Jen glanced at Jack's face, which was strained and nervous looking. Her heart thumped in her chest.
"Is this what you want, Jack?" She asked. Jack's face broke into a smile, but he looked so nervous it was more like his face cracked.
"Yes, luv, it is." He rasped. Jen turned to the priest.
"I do." Jack squeezed her hand. The priest turned a stern eye upon Jack.
"Do you, Jack Sparrow, take Jennifer Lanyen, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" Jack turned to Jen, his mouth opened, then closed. Jen's heart thumped nervously. He was a pirate. Did he want this? A wife, being half tied down? Jack took Jen's face in his hands.
"Is this what you really want, darling?" Jack asked cautiously. Jen smiled.
"Everything I want." Jack turned to the priest.
"I..." Jen's heart froze. Will and Elizabeth huddled, bracing for what could come next.
"I do." Jack finished with a smile.
"By the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you two husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." Jack grinned and took Jen's face in his hands again, granting her the sweetest kiss she ever had.
They walked Will, Elizabeth and Charlie to an inn. Will put Charlie down on the bed and then walked back to where Jen and Jack stood. Jack was holding a bag.
"What's in the bag, Jack?" Asked Elizabeth. Jack winked.
"Surprise for my bride." Jen laughed and looked down at the golden band around her finger, that was set with a diamond.
"Oh! Forgot, I left a gift for the boy. I'll go give it to him." Jack said, slipping by Will and Elizabeth.
"Goodbye, Elizabeth. Will. We'll see you when we get into port next." Jen said, hugging each in turn. Jack reappeared, holding onto Jen's waist.
"Love to say a long goodbye, but I can't, got to run, good luck with the eunuch, Liz." Jack said, grabbing Jen's hand and pulling her along. As they hurried along the streets, Jen wondered why Jack was holding the bag so carefully. When they reached the Black Pearl, both were panting.
"What was the hurry, Jack?" It was just getting light now. Jen was gasping for air, the stupid dress had made it very difficult to run. Jack grinned devilishly, the sun winking off the golden caps. He reached into the bag and pulled onto its contents. Or should it be said...occupant?
"Couldn't resist, mate!" Jack said with a laugh. Jen looked down in amazement at Charlie.
"Jack! What are Elizabeth and Will going to do!" Jen gasped in wonder and laughter. Jack grinned.
"Lad grew on me. We'll return him in a week. But we better shove off soon, or they'll catch up." Jack hurried up to the helm.
"Shove off, ya' scurvy dogs!" He shouted. The pirates leapt to work. Jen stripped off the outer dress to leave her in her shift. Next, she scaled the long yards of rope that led up to the sails. She turned around, looking over the island. Sure enough on the dock, Will was jumping up and down, shouting angrily. Jen laughed and waved.
"See you in a week Will!" She called. Jack grinned up at her, where she was seated in the rigging like a queen laughing over her wealth. Jen waved down to Jack.
"Bring me that horizon!" She shouted down. Jack shook his fist at her, and little Charlie did the same.
"That's my line, luv!" He shouted. Little Charlie added his own voice to the mix.
"YO HO!" He shouted.
"Get down here, woman!" Jack shouted indignantly. Jen kept laughing, watching the sun rise. Jack headed for the rigging, beginning to climb up to where Jen sat. Jen began to climb down.
"I'm going to teach you a lesson, Jen!" Jack threatened with a teasing smile. Jen was just out of his reach. They were about ten feet off the deck. Jen looked down at Jack. He extended his hand to grab her ankle. She was still facing out to sea. She looked down at him with a grin.
"Catch me if you can!" She laughed, pushing off the rigging and jumping down into the cool water below.
"STOP THE SHIP!" Jack shouted, watching Jen disappear in the wake. He leaned against the railing, supporting his head on his hands.
"This is going to be a long day." Jack said with a sigh.
"I heard that!" Floated a voice from below.
Jen walked slowly up the dark aisle. Up ahead was Jack, standing with a priest, and with Will and Elizabeth by his side. Little Charlie was nearby, holding a cushion. Elizabeth had leant Jen a dress again. She had smiled before leaving to go and join Will at the alter, saying 'Don't bother returning this one.' The priest cleared his throat as Jen linked arms with Jack and smiled.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today," The priest began. Jack tapped the priest.
"Sorry, mate. But there's no one here but the six of us. Just skip to the 'I do' part, savvy?" The priest looked surprised, but then pushed his spectacles higher on his nose and coughed.
"Do you, Jennifer Lanyen, take Jack Sparrow, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" The priest asked staring at Jen with a look of sympathy. He clearly wouldn't blame Jen for saying no. Jen glanced at Jack's face, which was strained and nervous looking. Her heart thumped in her chest.
"Is this what you want, Jack?" She asked. Jack's face broke into a smile, but he looked so nervous it was more like his face cracked.
"Yes, luv, it is." He rasped. Jen turned to the priest.
"I do." Jack squeezed her hand. The priest turned a stern eye upon Jack.
"Do you, Jack Sparrow, take Jennifer Lanyen, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" Jack turned to Jen, his mouth opened, then closed. Jen's heart thumped nervously. He was a pirate. Did he want this? A wife, being half tied down? Jack took Jen's face in his hands.
"Is this what you really want, darling?" Jack asked cautiously. Jen smiled.
"Everything I want." Jack turned to the priest.
"I..." Jen's heart froze. Will and Elizabeth huddled, bracing for what could come next.
"I do." Jack finished with a smile.
"By the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you two husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." Jack grinned and took Jen's face in his hands again, granting her the sweetest kiss she ever had.
They walked Will, Elizabeth and Charlie to an inn. Will put Charlie down on the bed and then walked back to where Jen and Jack stood. Jack was holding a bag.
"What's in the bag, Jack?" Asked Elizabeth. Jack winked.
"Surprise for my bride." Jen laughed and looked down at the golden band around her finger, that was set with a diamond.
"Oh! Forgot, I left a gift for the boy. I'll go give it to him." Jack said, slipping by Will and Elizabeth.
"Goodbye, Elizabeth. Will. We'll see you when we get into port next." Jen said, hugging each in turn. Jack reappeared, holding onto Jen's waist.
"Love to say a long goodbye, but I can't, got to run, good luck with the eunuch, Liz." Jack said, grabbing Jen's hand and pulling her along. As they hurried along the streets, Jen wondered why Jack was holding the bag so carefully. When they reached the Black Pearl, both were panting.
"What was the hurry, Jack?" It was just getting light now. Jen was gasping for air, the stupid dress had made it very difficult to run. Jack grinned devilishly, the sun winking off the golden caps. He reached into the bag and pulled onto its contents. Or should it be said...occupant?
"Couldn't resist, mate!" Jack said with a laugh. Jen looked down in amazement at Charlie.
"Jack! What are Elizabeth and Will going to do!" Jen gasped in wonder and laughter. Jack grinned.
"Lad grew on me. We'll return him in a week. But we better shove off soon, or they'll catch up." Jack hurried up to the helm.
"Shove off, ya' scurvy dogs!" He shouted. The pirates leapt to work. Jen stripped off the outer dress to leave her in her shift. Next, she scaled the long yards of rope that led up to the sails. She turned around, looking over the island. Sure enough on the dock, Will was jumping up and down, shouting angrily. Jen laughed and waved.
"See you in a week Will!" She called. Jack grinned up at her, where she was seated in the rigging like a queen laughing over her wealth. Jen waved down to Jack.
"Bring me that horizon!" She shouted down. Jack shook his fist at her, and little Charlie did the same.
"That's my line, luv!" He shouted. Little Charlie added his own voice to the mix.
"YO HO!" He shouted.
"Get down here, woman!" Jack shouted indignantly. Jen kept laughing, watching the sun rise. Jack headed for the rigging, beginning to climb up to where Jen sat. Jen began to climb down.
"I'm going to teach you a lesson, Jen!" Jack threatened with a teasing smile. Jen was just out of his reach. They were about ten feet off the deck. Jen looked down at Jack. He extended his hand to grab her ankle. She was still facing out to sea. She looked down at him with a grin.
"Catch me if you can!" She laughed, pushing off the rigging and jumping down into the cool water below.
"STOP THE SHIP!" Jack shouted, watching Jen disappear in the wake. He leaned against the railing, supporting his head on his hands.
"This is going to be a long day." Jack said with a sigh.
"I heard that!" Floated a voice from below.